High Rise

Poor folk line the bottom floor While the educated are in the middle Because the rich MUST tip the top So they can condescend to the little Oh, I'm not being judgmental I have been up and I have been down I have been in many positions all around When I decided to stay on the ground ....floor, and struggle no more What is so confounded important At the top that isn't at the base A value, a belief, a position...power That declares one has finally located a place .....in the grid I suppose, most don't know a truth There are supporting beams only And the way to stumble upon this knowledge Is by falling through the gaps of lonely In the building of the HIGH RISE The one thing you avoid, is alone You wants groups, clusters, gangs That think and act the same, in their home I've always been alone, so I can see The system, the pressure, the lack And what I have found is that lies Will always pay you back ....for believing, and receiving ........any and all rewards Nope! No HIGH RISE for me I have chosen to be .....free ..............from all encumbrances. Guess that means, no promotion! Written by Trudy Schrader on 01-08-2019